Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997
22Unlawfully requesting or obtaining access to health
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22 Unlawfully requesting or obtaining access to health records (1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person threatens or intimidates someone else with the intention of— (i) causing the other person to give the person access to a health record; or (ii) otherwise obtaining access to a health record; and
(b) the person is not entitled to access to the health record. (b) the representation is false; and and (d) the person makes the representation with the intention of— (i) causing the other person to give the person access to a health record; or (ii) otherwise obtaining access to a health record; and (e) the person is not entitled to access to the health record. (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the representation is not false in a material particular.